Washing-machine.



No. 779,704. PATENTED JAN. 10, 1905.

0. GARVER & M. LAUER.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3. 1904.

A TTOHNEY UNITED STATES Patented January 10, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WASHING-MAOH IN E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,704, dated January10, 1905.

Application filed June 3. 1904. Serial No. 210 959.

To all whom, it Indy concern.- I

Be it known that we, CHARLES GARVER and MARTIN LAUER, citizens of theUnited States of America, and residents of Fort Wayne, in the county ofAllen and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in WVashing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification. I I

This invention relates to improvements in washing-machines; andtheobject thereof is to construct suitable driving mechanism which willcause a suds vessel arranged in connection therewith to rock upon itsbearings and at the same time actuate a rubbing device within said sudsvessel. We accomplish this object by the construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of themachine, showing part of the suds'vessel cut away. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section of the machine, showing the interior ofthe suds vessel; and Fig. 3 is a detail showing a rear elevation of thespring-balance.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a suds vessel, which is provided withtrunnions 2, the latter resting in suitable standards 3, which extendfrom the supporting-base 4. Upon one side of the suds vessel is secureda plate 5, from which extend two studs 6 and 7. A gear-wheel 8 ismounted upon the stud 7, so as to rotate thereon, and a drivinggear 9,having a crank 10 in connection therewith, is mounted upon the stud 6and meshes with the gear-wheel 8. A revoluble shaft 11 is mounted Apinion 12 is rigidly mounted upon the outer end of the shaft 11 andmeshes with the gearwheel 8, so as to be driven thereby, and acrank-disk 13 is mounted upon the rear end of the shaft 11 within thesuds vessel. A I crank-pin 14 extends from the side of the l gear-wheel8, and a stud 15 extends from the side of the base 4: at a point beneathsaid. gearwheel, and a connecting-rod 16 is attached at its ends,respectivel, to said stud 15 and crank-pin 14.

Within the suds vessel, in the bottom therein the plate 5 and extendsinto the suds vessel. J

wrist-pin 14: thereof and is pivoted at its other end to the upper endof the lever 20.

By operating the crank 10 the d riving-gear 9 will be actuated, and inturn the gear-wheel 8 and pinion 12 will be driven accordingly. Becauseof the connection of the rod 16 with the base 4 and crank-pin 14 thesuds vessel will be rocked upon its trunnions 2accordingly as thegear-wheel 8 is rotated, and because of the connection between theshifting bar 19 and the revoluble shaft 11 the slats 18 will be actuatedaccordingly as the gear-wheel 8 and pinion 12 are driven.

A spring-balance is arranged in connection between the suds vessel 1 andthe base 4, which is designed to counteract the effect of the shiftingweight within the suds vessel, which is due to the rush of water thereinfrom one end to the other as the said suds vessel is rocked. Thespring-balance consists of a rod 23, one end of which is connected tothe bottom of the suds vessel 1 by means of a suitable lug 24, attachedto the latter. A plate is loosely arranged at the lower end of the rod23, and a yoke-plate 26 is arranged loosely upon the rod 23 near itsupper end. A transverse bar 27 is supported in connection with the base4: by means of suitable standards 28, and said yoke-plate 26 has pendentrods 29, which range parallel with the rod 23 and extend through saidtransverse bar 27. Nuts 30 are fixed lower ends of the rods 29 beneaththe transverse bar 27 and are adapted to limit the up ward movement ofthe rods 29 by coming into contact with the under side of the transversebar 27, and a nut 34: is fixed upon the lower end of the rod 23 beneaththe plate 25. Rods 31 are secured to the plate 25 and extend upwardlythrough the transverse bar 27 and have secured to their tops nuts 32,which,

upon the are adapted to limit the downward movement of said rods 31 bycoming into contact with the upper surface of said transverse bar. Aspring 33 is arranged around the rod 23, extends loosely through saidtransverse bar 27, and is interposed between the plate and theyoke-plate 26. By this arrangement the spring 33 will be compressed whenthe suds vessel is tilted either in one direction or the other. Example:When the suds vessel is tilted, so as to draw the rod 23 upward, thespring will be drawn upward at its lower end because of the consequentupward movement of the plate 25, and the upper end of the spring 23 willbe prevented from rising be cause of the connection of the yoke-plate 26with the transverse bar 27 and when the suds vessel is tilted, so as tocarry the rod 23 downward, the yoke-plate 26 will be carried downwardalso because of its contact with the head of the rod 23, and the upperend of the spring 33 will therefore be carried downward; but the lowerend of the spring will be detained by the plate 25 because of itsconnection with the transverse bar 27. Normally the suds vessel will beheld level, because in this position the stress upon the spring 33 isleast.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In awashing-machine, a suds vessel; stationary side bars arrangedwithin said suds vessel, in the bottom thereof; a series of transverseslats pivotally arranged in connection with said side bars; a shiftingbar pivotally connected to each of said slots; and suitable mechanismfor actuating said shifting bar.

2. In a washing-machine, a supporting' connection with the saidgear-wheel and shifting bar to actuate the latter.

3. In a washing machine, a supportingbase; a suds vessel mounted to rockthereon; a transverse bar mounted in connection with said base; a rodconnected to said suds vessel near one end thereof, and ranging downwardthrough said transverse bar; a yoke-plate loosely arranged on said rodand having aconnection with said transverse bar to limit its upwardmovement; a plate loosely arranged on the lower end of said rod andhaving connection with said transverse bar to limit its downwardmovement; a nut on said rod beneath said plate; and a spring interposedbetween said plate and yoke-plate.

In testimony whereof we affiX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES GARVER. MARTIN LAUER.

Witnesses:

M. J BLITZ, W. G. BURNS.

